The Definitive Book of Body Language
The incongruency of gestures is obvious here.
The man is pretending to smile confidently as
he crosses the room but one hand has crossed
his body to adjust his watch and form a
partial arm barrier. His smile is a basic fear-
face. This shows that he is unsure of himself
or his circumstances.
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This woman disapproves of the person at
whom she's looking. She has turned neither
her head nor body towards him but is giving
him a sideways glance with her head slightly
down (disapproval), eyebrows slightly turned
down (anger), a full arm-cross gesture (defen-
sive) and the corners of her mouth are turned
down.
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